Interview — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists

a conference (usually with someone important)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪntɚvjˌuː/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪntəvjˌuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪntəvjˌuː/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɪntɚvjˌuː/.

Examples

my interviews with teenagers revealed a weakening of religious bonds
he had a consultation with the judge
he requested an audience with the king

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

audience question consultation

Parts of Speech

noun	the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists “my interviews with teenagers revealed a weakening of religious bonds”
noun	a conference (usually with someone important) “he had a consultation with the judge”
verb	conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
verb	discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation “We interviewed the job candidates”
verb	go for an interview in the hope of being hired “The job candidate interviewed everywhere”

Word Forms

interview	verb	go for an interview in the hope of being hired
consult	verb	have a conference in order to talk something over
interview	noun	the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists
interviewee	noun	a person who is interviewed
interviewer	noun	a person who conducts an interview
question	noun	an instance of questioning

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

entretien

l'interrogatoire d'une personne (ou une conversation au cours de laquelle des informations sont obtenues) ; souvent mené par des journalistes

🇪🇸Spanish

entrevista

el interrogatorio de una persona (o una conversación en la que se obtiene información); a menudo realizado por periodistas

🇮🇹Italian

colloquio

l'interrogatorio di una persona (o una conversazione in cui vengono raccolte informazioni); spesso condotto da giornalisti

🇵🇹Portuguese

entrevista

o questionamento de uma pessoa (ou uma conversa em que a informação é obtida); frequentemente conduzido por jornalistas

🇷🇺Russian

интервью

допрос человека (или разговор, в ходе которого выясняется информация); часто проводятся журналистами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साक्षात्कार

किसी व्यक्ति से पूछताछ (या बातचीत जिसमें जानकारी प्राप्त की जाती है); अक्सर पत्रकारों द्वारा आयोजित किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সাক্ষাৎকার

একজন ব্যক্তির জিজ্ঞাসাবাদ (বা একটি কথোপকথন যেখানে তথ্য প্রকাশ করা হয়); প্রায়ই সাংবাদিকদের দ্বারা পরিচালিত

🇮🇳Tamil

நேர்காணல்

ஒரு நபரின் கேள்வி (அல்லது தகவல் வெளிப்படுத்தப்பட்ட உரையாடல்); அடிக்கடி பத்திரிகையாளர்களால் நடத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఇంటర్వ్యూ

ఒక వ్యక్తిని ప్రశ్నించడం (లేదా సమాచారం సేకరించిన సంభాషణ); తరచుగా పాత్రికేయులు నిర్వహిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

मुलाखत

एखाद्या व्यक्तीची चौकशी (किंवा संभाषण ज्यामध्ये माहिती प्राप्त केली जाते); अनेकदा पत्रकारांद्वारे आयोजित

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઇન્ટરવ્યુ

વ્યક્તિની પૂછપરછ (અથવા વાતચીત જેમાં માહિતી પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે); ઘણીવાર પત્રકારો દ્વારા હાથ ધરવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂದರ್ಶನ

ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸುವಿಕೆ (ಅಥವಾ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊರಹೊಮ್ಮಿಸುವ ಸಂಭಾಷಣೆ); ಆಗಾಗ್ಗೆ ಪತ್ರಕರ್ತರು ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഭിമുഖം

ഒരു വ്യക്തിയുടെ ചോദ്യം ചെയ്യൽ (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിവരങ്ങൾ വെളിപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന ഒരു സംഭാഷണം); പലപ്പോഴും പത്രപ്രവർത്തകർ നടത്തുന്നതാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇੰਟਰਵਿਊ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੀ ਪੁੱਛਗਿੱਛ (ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਗੱਲਬਾਤ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ); ਅਕਸਰ ਪੱਤਰਕਾਰਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕਰਵਾਏ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

انٹرویو

کسی شخص سے پوچھ گچھ (یا ایسی گفتگو جس میں معلومات حاصل کی جاتی ہیں)؛ اکثر صحافیوں کی طرف سے منعقد کیا جاتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

面试

对人的询问（或引出信息的对话）；经常由记者进行

🇯🇵Japanese

インタビュー

人への質問（または情報を引き出す会話）。ジャーナリストによって行われることが多い

🇰🇷Korean

회견

사람에 대한 질문(또는 정보를 이끌어내는 대화) 언론인들이 자주 하는 일

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phỏng vấn

việc đặt câu hỏi cho một người (hoặc một cuộc trò chuyện trong đó gợi ra thông tin); thường được thực hiện bởi các nhà báo

🇹🇭Thai

สัมภาษณ์

การซักถามบุคคล (หรือการสนทนาที่มีข้อมูลออกมา) มักดำเนินการโดยนักข่าว

🇮🇩Indonesian

wawancara

pertanyaan terhadap seseorang (atau percakapan yang memperoleh informasi); sering dilakukan oleh jurnalis

🇵🇭Filipino

panayam

ang pagtatanong ng isang tao (o isang pag-uusap kung saan nakuha ang impormasyon); madalas na isinasagawa ng mga mamamahayag

🇲🇾Malay

temuduga

penyoalan seseorang (atau perbualan di mana maklumat ditimbulkan); sering dilakukan oleh wartawan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقابلة

استجواب شخص ما (أو محادثة يتم فيها الحصول على معلومات)؛ في كثير من الأحيان يتم إجراؤها من قبل الصحفيين

🇮🇷Persian

مصاحبه

سؤال از یک شخص (یا مکالمه ای که در آن اطلاعات استخراج می شود). اغلب توسط روزنامه نگاران انجام می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

röportaj

bir kişinin sorgulanması (veya bilginin alındığı bir konuşma); genellikle gazeteciler tarafından yürütülür

🇮🇱Hebrew

רֵאָיוֹן

תשאול של אדם (או שיחה שבה מתקבל מידע); לרוב על ידי עיתונאים

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The primary meaning of 'interview' is 'the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists'.

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Using 'interview' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'interview' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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